Our 2016 Pinot Noir production is the first time that we have enough product to distribute out of state.
We’re about to bottle it soon and I would like to not use a capsule/foil on top of the cork due to the extra expense and I prefer the cleaner appearance of wine bottles without the foil. We use the sugar-cane-based cork product from Nomacorc; so I suppose it is some sort of synthetic cork. In Oregon it is acceptable and common to sell wine with without a foil; is this common and allowed in other states?
I heard at some point that California does not allow wine to be sold without a foil, but I have seen wineries that sell their wine without foils.
Thanks
Chris